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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1850 | |Year=1850 | ||
|Year Suffix=s | |Year Suffix=s | ||
|Year Number=31 | |||
|Headline=Town Ball Played in Southeast MO | |||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Location= | |Location= | ||
|Country=United States | |||
|Coordinates=37.9642529, -91.8318334 | |||
|State=Missouri | |||
|City= | |||
|Modern Address= | |||
|Game=Town Ball | |Game=Town Ball | ||
|Text=<p>"The men found amusement . . . in such humble sports as marbles and pitching horseshoes. | |Immediacy of Report=Retrospective | ||
<p>Robert S. Douglass, < | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Holiday= | |||
|Notables= | |||
|Text=<p>"The men found amusement . . . in such humble sports as marbles and pitching horseshoes. There were also certain athletic contests, and it was no uncommon thing for the men of the neighborhood to engage in wrestling and in the jumping match. This was before the day of baseball, but the men had a game, out of which baseball probably developed, which was called 'town ball.'"</p> | |||
<p> </p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Robert S. Douglass, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">History of Southeast Missouri</span> (Lewis Publishing, 1912), page 441. Contributed by Jeff Kittel, January 31, 2010. Accessed 2/10/10 via Google Books search (douglass southeast).</p> | |||
|Warning=<p>Douglass is not explicit about the period referenced here, but that it is before the Civil War.</p> | |||
|Comment=<p>Jeff notes that the author is covering small towns in Southeast MO located away from the Mississippi River and isolated from one another. </p> | |||
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|External Number= | |||
|Submitted by=Jeffrey Kittel, 1/31/10 | |||
|Submission Note= | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
| | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Town Ball Played in Southeast MO
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| City/State/Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Town BallTown Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "The men found amusement . . . in such humble sports as marbles and pitching horseshoes. There were also certain athletic contests, and it was no uncommon thing for the men of the neighborhood to engage in wrestling and in the jumping match. This was before the day of baseball, but the men had a game, out of which baseball probably developed, which was called 'town ball.'"
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| Sources | Robert S. Douglass, History of Southeast Missouri (Lewis Publishing, 1912), page 441. Contributed by Jeff Kittel, January 31, 2010. Accessed 2/10/10 via Google Books search (douglass southeast). |
| Warning | Douglass is not explicit about the period referenced here, but that it is before the Civil War. |
| Comment | Jeff notes that the author is covering small towns in Southeast MO located away from the Mississippi River and isolated from one another. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Jeffrey Kittel, 1/31/10 |
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1850s.31 Town Ball Played in Southeast MO"
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